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Correlational findings

Study McCrae (1986): study US Baltimore County, Maryland 1981

Public
Adults, general public, Baltimore, USA, 1981
Sample
Respondents
N = 62
Non Response
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Mailed questionnaires

Correlate

Authors's Label
Delighted-Terrible
Our Classification
Remarks
Happiness measure type O-DT
Operationalization
Selfreport on single question:
How do you feel about your life as a whole.....?
7  delighted
6  pleased
5  mostly satisfied
4  mixed
3  mostly dissatisfied
2  unhappy
1  terrible

Andrews & Withey's `Delighted-Terrible Scale

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a r = +.75 p < .001 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a rpc = +.68 p < .001 rpc controlled for Social desirability
assessed on the basis of responses to the MMPI